I wonder if I could ask someone living in Matlock to send me a photo of the White Peak Farm Butchery on Smedley Street in Matlock?! I can't find a picture online and would like to put it alongside the story of the shop which used to be my Grandfather WALTER ASH's shoe shop. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of when it was his shop, just the empty shop as it was for a number of years after my Uncle RAY ASH left it. Google maps still has the image with the empty shop and clearly shows the W.ASH & SONS old wooden sign above the door. A few years back when we took my mother to see the butcher's shop, and we asked what happened to the sign, I think the gentleman said his wife was keeping it!!! If someone wouldn't mind, perhaps when they next go to buy their sausages, I'd really appreciate it!!! And if anyone knows where I can find a photo of the shoe shop, I'd really love that! Many thanks -- Rose Kelland (nee Street) www.rosescountryrose.blogspot.com www.livesandtimesofbella.blogspot.com

Rose A copy of the photo has been sent off-list. Took it early this morning on way to the dentist. The lollipop lady was intrigued at someone taking a photo of a closed shop in the rain quite early in the morning We got talking and found out she used to work with my mother and sister at Tor Hosiery in Matlock in the 1970s She also told me (you may know this) that the Ash family also had a shop further along Smedley Street just past Walls shoe shop, before the gardens Regards Peter On 9 Mar 2013, at 22:39, Rose Kelland wrote: > I wonder if I could ask someone living in Matlock to send me a photo > of the White Peak Farm Butchery on Smedley Street in Matlock?! I > can't find a picture online and would like to put it alongside the > story of the shop which used to be my Grandfather WALTER ASH's shoe > shop. > > Unfortunately I don't have a picture of when it was his shop, just the > empty shop as it was for a number of years after my Uncle RAY ASH left > it. > > Google maps still has the image with the empty shop and clearly shows > the W.ASH & SONS old wooden sign above the door. A few years back > when we took my mother to see the butcher's shop, and we asked what > happened to the sign, I think the gentleman said his wife was keeping > it!!! > > If someone wouldn't mind, perhaps when they next go to buy their > sausages, I'd really appreciate it!!! > > And if anyone knows where I can find a photo of the shoe shop, I'd > really love that! > > Many thanks > > -- > Rose Kelland (nee Street) > www.rosescountryrose.blogspot.com > www.livesandtimesofbella.blogspot.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message